Lawyers Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国律师法
[Current Text: Chinese, English]
(adopted May 15, 1996, effective Jan. 1, 1997; amended Dec. 29, 2001 and effective Jan. 1, 2002; revised Oct. 28, 2007, effective June 1, 2008; amended Oct. 26, 2012, effective Jan. 1, 2013; amended Sept. 1, 2017, effective Jan. 1, 2018)
- Status: Amendment pending
- Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (TBD)
- Principal Drafter: Ministry of Justice
- Submitter: State Council
- Legislative Plans
- Five-year: N/A
- Annual: N/A
- Legislative History & Text
- NPCSC deliberation – round #1: June 23–26, 2026 (text pending)
- Legislative Records
- Explanation (pending)
- Report on Status of Revision (pending)
- Report on Results of Deliberation (pending)
- Report on Suggestions for Revision (pending)
- Presidential Order (pending)
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Last updated: June 23, 2026, 18:13 EDT